by Nasser Hussain · Michael Joseph · tapa dura · ISBN 9780718144876
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«Playing with Fire» is the autobiography of cricketer Nasser Hussain, published by Michael Joseph in hardcover (240 pages, in English).
Nasser Hussain reviews in this autobiography his career as captain of the England cricket team and his time with Duncan Fletcher, with whom the team became hard to beat. He also addresses his doubts about his temperament, criticism of his position in the batting order, and his stance on the match against Zimbabwe at the World Cup.
Originally published on October 14, 2004.
Recommended for cricket fans and sports biographies, particularly followers of the England team.
Nasser Hussain is an English cricket commentator and former player who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-handed batsman, Hussain scored over 30,000 runs from more than 650 matches across all first-class and List-A cricket, including 62 centuries. His highest Test score of 207, scored in the first Test of the 1997 Ashes at Edgbaston, was described by Wisden as "touched by genius". He played 96 Test matches and 88 One Day International games in total. In Tests he scored 5,764 runs, and he took 67 catches, fielding predominantly in the second slip and gully.
